Turkish President Erdoğan: Iraq and Syria may just be a matter of oil for others, but it's a matter of life and death for us. Whatever happens in the region, it will always concern us. Turkey is determined to clear Manbij from the PYD. How can I consider Gaziantep separate from Aleppo or Van from Mosul? IS killed Muslims by exploiting the Sunni version of Islam and now terror groups exploit the Shiite version of Islam in Iraq. We'll never allow sectarian violence in the region.